Evelyn Ågren
cand.arch

PROFILE

I am a dedicated emerging architect and researcher engaged in the intricate connections between design, building, and habitation. With experience in design-build and participatory engagement, I have cultivated a situated approach that critically probes individual and collective histories alongside environment and ecology.

EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant
Aarhus School of Architecture, Cultures of Maintenance

Researched maintenance practices and institutional influences in the Gellerup public housing estate, through the collection, curation and translation of archival materials, in relationship to an exhibition comparing Italian and Danish social housing contexts.

Aarhus School of Architecture, Fleksible Fællesskaber

Contributed to the research, design, and documentation of a mobile community space typology for public housing complexes, facilitating workshops and other fieldwork to investigate the formations, frameworks and tensions of informal communities. The project was a continuation of the Flexible Communities research collaboration between the National Museum and the Aarhus School of Architecture, establising methodologies of weaving together architecture and anthropology.

Co-Founder Glimt Collective
Co-founded by 9 artists who interweave architectural and anthropological methods to undertake relational and site-based investigations. In our commitment to a critical, situated approach, we collaborate to provide glimpses into complex relations, creating moments for broader refection.


Site Analysis
SEEK Experimental Arts Festival

Assisted with site surveying for the festival, including registration, technical drawings for municipal planning approval and mappings for festival use


Model MakerNational Museum and Aarhus School of Architecture

Developed and produced models for the Flexible Communities project’s discussions in housing complexes, where residents used the models as a visualization tool to imagine community spaces


Architectural Intern
City of Roanoke Engineering Division

Drafted construction details, photographed sites, conducted material research, rendered visuals for projects, and communicated visuals at a public forum presentation
Attended client meetings and site visits to gain comprehensive insight into project progression from conception to fruition

AWARDS

Statens Kunstfond Dristighedspris

Awarded to Studio 2D for the collaboration with Hjerl Hede museum to construct a sheep barn with local materials

Arkitektskolen Aarhus Drawing of the Year

Selected by a jury of architecture professionals as one of five special mentions in the international drawing competition

Virginia Tech a+d Thesis Awards

Selected by a jury of faculty, students, and outside reviewers as one of fifteen semifinalists out of 120 thesis projects

EDUCATION

Arkitektskolen AarhusStudio 2D: Art of Building
Master of Arts in Architecture, RIBA-accredited
Master’s Thesis: Library in the Making: Crafting a Space for the Cultivation of Bookbinding


Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Bachelor of Architecture, NAAB-accredited
Honors Summa Cum Laude
Cumulative GPA: 3.86
Dean’s List Fall 2016- Spring 2021


Technische Universität Braunschweig
Virginia Tech Bilateral Exchange

TEACHING

Guest Lecturer, Maintenance of Danish Non-profit Housing Maintenance Architecture Course, Aarhus School of Architecture

Workshop, Documentation through Zine-Making
Repair and Maintenance Summer Workshop, KADK & Aarhus School of Architecture

Bookmaking Workshop, A Bluesque Almanac
SEEK Experimental Arts Festival

INVOLVEMENT

Photobook Week Aarhus
Contributed to a book exhibition as a part of a series of talks, displays, and events centered around the art of the photobook

Studio 2D Student Association

Coordinated between ten to twenty students across three semesters to manage funds and social media of studio

ARKNAT Scandinavian Architectural Festival

Participated in an intensive two week design-build program where three teams of five students were tasked with making a wind shelter for Skåneleden. Accompanying workshops and seminars taught technical and practical knowledge regarding materials, construction, and respecting the environment.

Studio Collective

Served on the student curation and publication team of Virginia Tech’s official design journal, coordinating edition releases, exhibitions, and fundraising initiatives as a member of the events team

SKILLS

Languages

Mother tongue: English; Intermediate Danish (PD3), Intermediate Swedish

Digital

Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom), Rhino, AutoCAD, QGIS, V-Ray, Revit, Microsoft Office Suite, SketchUp, WordPress

Manual

Sketching, Hand Drafting, Model Making, Photography, Basic Woodworking, Construction Labor Skills, Bookbinding